| name | vibe-to-agentic-framework |
| description | The conceptual framework behind the presentation — what "Vibe Coding to Agentic Engineering" means, why the journey is structured the way it is, and how every slide fits the narrative arc |
The "Vibe Coding to Agentic Engineering" Framework
This skill teaches the conceptual model behind the presentation. Every slide, section, and weight exists to tell a single story: how a developer incrementally moves from unstructured "vibe coding" (0%) to fully agentic engineering (100%).
Core Concept
Vibe Coding (0%) is when a developer uses Claude Code with no structure — no project context, no conventions, no reusable knowledge. Every prompt is a coin flip. Claude might create random endpoints, ignore existing patterns, skip tests, and produce inconsistent code. The codebase drifts toward entropy with every interaction.
Agentic Engineering (100%) is when Claude Code operates as a fully configured engineering system. It knows the project architecture (CLAUDE.md), follows scoped conventions (Rules), loads domain expertise on demand (Skills), delegates to specialized workers (Agents), orchestrates multi-step workflows (Commands), automates lifecycle events (Hooks), and connects to external tools (MCP Servers). Every prompt produces consistent, tested, production-quality code.
The journey between these two extremes is incremental and cumulative. Each best practice builds on the previous ones, and the presentation teaches them in the order a developer should adopt them.
The Running Example: TodoApp Monorepo
Every technique is demonstrated on a realistic full-stack project. The presentation shows the transformation from a plain project (vibe coding) to one with full Claude Code configuration (agentic engineering):
Before (Vibe Coding):
todoapp/
├── backend/ # FastAPI (Python)
│ ├── main.py
│ ├── routes/
│ ├── models/
│ └── tests/
└── frontend/ # Next.js (TypeScript)
├── components/
├── pages/
└── lib/
After (Agentic Engineering):
todoapp/
├── .claude/ # Claude Code config
│ ├── agents/ # Custom subagents
│ ├── skills/ # Domain knowledge
│ ├── commands/ # Slash commands
│ ├── hooks/ # Lifecycle scripts
│ ├── rules/ # Modular instructions
│ ├── settings.json # Team settings
│ └── settings.local.json # Personal settings
├── backend/
│ └── CLAUDE.md # Backend instructions
├── frontend/
│ └── CLAUDE.md # Frontend instructions
├── .mcp.json # Managed MCP servers
└── CLAUDE.md # Project instructions
Why TodoApp? It's small enough to fit on slides but complex enough to demonstrate real problems: a backend with route patterns and test conventions, a frontend with component hierarchy and design tokens, and a monorepo structure where cross-cutting concerns (like adding a new feature) require coordination between both sides.
The TodoApp makes the vibe-coding problem concrete: without structure, asking Claude to "add a notes feature" produces a random /api/notes endpoint that doesn't follow routes/todos.py patterns, a standalone page with no sidebar navigation, and zero tests. With full agentic setup, the same request produces a route following existing patterns, a page integrated into the sidebar, and tests matching test_todos.py style.
The Journey Arc: Why This Order
The presentation follows a deliberate pedagogical sequence. Each section unlocks a new capability layer:
Part 0: Introduction (Slides 1–4, no weight)
Purpose: Set the stage. Introduce the TodoApp, define vibe coding, and show the destination.
- Title slide establishes the journey metaphor
- Example Project shows the transformation: before/after comparison of TodoApp — plain project structure vs one with full Claude Code configuration (.claude/, CLAUDE.md, .mcp.json, etc.)
- "What is Vibe Coding?" creates the 0% baseline — the pain point
- Journey Map provides a clickable TOC showing the full path ahead
Part 1: Prerequisites (Slides 5–9, no weight)
Purpose: Get Claude Code installed and running. This is purely logistical — no engineering practices yet.
- Installing, authentication, first session, interface overview
- No weight because knowing how to install a tool doesn't improve code quality
- The "first session" IS vibe coding — this is intentional, so the developer experiences the 0% state firsthand
Part 2: Better Prompting (Slides 10–17, journey 0% → 20%)
Purpose: The first real improvement. Better inputs produce better outputs, even without any project configuration.
- Good vs Bad Prompts (+5%): Specific, scoped prompts vs vague requests. The simplest possible improvement.
- Providing Context (+5%): Using
@files to give Claude the code it needs. Reduces hallucination immediately.
- Context Window & /compact (+5%): Understanding the finite context window prevents degraded responses in long sessions.
- Plan Mode (+5%):
/plan forces thinking before coding. Prevents wasted effort on wrong approaches.
Why 20% total: Prompting is foundational but limited. It improves individual interactions but doesn't create lasting project knowledge. Each session starts from zero.
Part 3: Project Memory (Slides 18–24, journey 20% → 40%)
Purpose: The leap from session-level to project-level knowledge. Claude now remembers across sessions.
- CLAUDE.md & /init (+5%): The project's "README for Claude." Establishes architecture, tech stack, and conventions. This is the single most impactful file.
- What to Include (+5%): Practical guidance on writing effective CLAUDE.md content (keep under 150 lines, focus on what Claude needs to know).
- Rules (+10%): Path-scoped conventions in
.claude/rules/. This gets double weight because rules are a multiplier — they apply automatically to every matching file, enforcing consistency without developer effort. A single backend-testing.md rule ensures every test follows the same pattern forever.
Why 20% total: Project memory transforms Claude from a stateless tool into a context-aware collaborator. But knowledge alone doesn't create workflows.
Part 4: Structured Workflows (Slides 25–28, journey 40% → 50%)
Purpose: Systematic approaches that prevent wasted effort and improve execution quality.
- Task Lists (+5%): Breaking complex work into trackable steps. Prevents scope drift and ensures completeness.
- Model Selection (+5%): Choosing the right model (Opus for architecture, Sonnet for implementation, Haiku for quick tasks) optimizes cost and quality.
Why 10% total: Workflows are important but relatively simple concepts. They're enablers for the more powerful systems that follow.
Part 5: Domain Knowledge (Slides 29–33, journey 50% → 65%)
Purpose: Reusable, on-demand expertise. Skills are the bridge between static memory (CLAUDE.md/Rules) and dynamic agents.
- What Are Skills (+5%): Skills as packaged domain knowledge that Claude loads when relevant. The concept of progressive disclosure.
- Creating Skills (+5%): Hands-on: building a
frontend-conventions skill for the TodoApp that teaches Tailwind tokens, component patterns, and sidebar integration.
- Skill Frontmatter & Invocation (+5%): The technical details: YAML frontmatter, manual vs auto-discovery invocation, the
context: fork option.
Why 15% total: Skills are the first "multiplier" concept — one skill definition improves every future interaction in its domain. But skills are passive knowledge; they need agents to become active.
Part 6: Agentic Engineering (Slides 34–46, journey 65% → 100%)
Purpose: The destination. Autonomous, specialized agents that coordinate to build features end-to-end.
- What Are Agents (+5%): The concept of specialized subagents with constrained tools and preloaded skills.
- Frontend Engineer Agent (+5%): A concrete agent that uses the TodoApp's frontend conventions, adds routes to sidebar, follows design tokens. Before/after comparison shows the transformation.
- Backend Engineer Agent (+5%): Parallel agent for the backend — follows FastAPI route patterns, SQLAlchemy models, writes tests matching existing style.
- Commands & Orchestration (+10%): Double weight because commands are the capstone pattern: Command → Agent → Skills. A single
/add-feature command coordinates frontend + backend agents, each with their own skills, to deliver a complete feature. This is the architectural pinnacle.
- Hooks & MCP (+5%): Lifecycle automation (pre-commit checks, sound notifications) and external tool integration. The final automation layer.
- Command → Agent → Skills (+5%): The full architecture diagram. Shows how all pieces connect: commands invoke agents, agents load skills, skills provide knowledge. This is the "100% understanding" slide.
Why 35% total: This section is the entire point of the presentation. Everything before it was building toward this. The heavy weighting (especially 10% on Commands) reflects that orchestration is the highest-value capability.
The 100% Slide (Slide 44)
The celebration moment. Shows the complete TodoApp configuration:
- CLAUDE.md for project context
- Rules for path-scoped conventions
- Skills for domain knowledge
- Agents for consistent execution
- Commands for orchestrated workflows
- Hooks for lifecycle automation
- MCP servers for external tools
Appendix (Slides 47+, no weight)
Purpose: Reference material. Every command, setting, and configuration option. No weight because these are reference lookups, not journey milestones. Includes: tool usage, all slash commands, commit/PR workflows, customization options, debugging tips, and golden rules.
How to Use This Framework When Editing Slides
When creating or modifying slides, consider:
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Where does this concept sit on the journey? A slide about "better error messages in prompts" belongs in Part 2 (prompting). A slide about "agent memory scopes" belongs in Part 6 (agentic).
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What's the before/after? Every weighted slide should implicitly or explicitly show the contrast: what happens at 0% (vibe coding) vs what happens with this technique. Use the TodoApp to make it concrete.
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Does the weight feel right? Foundational but simple concepts get +5%. Multiplier concepts that affect everything downstream get +10%. The total must stay at 100%.
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Does it build on what came before? Skills assume the developer already knows about CLAUDE.md and Rules. Agents assume they know about Skills. Commands assume they know about Agents. Never reference a concept before its section.
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Use the TodoApp. Abstract explanations lose the audience. Show the actual routes/todos.py code, the actual Sidebar.tsx component, the actual CLAUDE.md content. The running example is what makes the framework tangible.
Weight Reference Table
| # | Slide Name | Section | Weight |
|---|
| 12 | Good vs Bad Prompts | Part 2: Better Prompting | +5% |
| 13 | Providing Context | Part 2: Better Prompting | +5% |
| 14 | Context Window & /compact | Part 2: Better Prompting | +5% |
| 15 | /plan — Plan Before Code | Part 2: Better Prompting | +5% |
| 19 | CLAUDE.md & /init | Part 3: Project Memory | +5% |
| 20 | What to Include in CLAUDE.md | Part 3: Project Memory | +5% |
| 22 | Rules (.claude/rules/) | Part 3: Project Memory | +10% |
| 26 | Task Lists | Part 4: Structured Workflows | +5% |
| 27 | /model — Model Selection | Part 4: Structured Workflows | +5% |
| 30 | What Are Skills? | Part 5: Domain Knowledge | +5% |
| 31 | Creating Skills: TodoApp Frontend | Part 5: Domain Knowledge | +5% |
| 32 | Skill Frontmatter & Invocation | Part 5: Domain Knowledge | +5% |
| 35 | What Are Agents? | Part 6: Agentic Engineering | +5% |
| 36 | Frontend Engineer Agent | Part 6: Agentic Engineering | +5% |
| 37 | Backend Engineer Agent | Part 6: Agentic Engineering | +5% |
| 41 | Commands & Orchestration | Part 6: Agentic Engineering | +10% |
| 42 | Hooks & MCP Servers | Part 6: Agentic Engineering | +5% |
| 43 | Command → Agent → Skills | Part 6: Agentic Engineering | +5% |
| | Total | 100% |
